Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Togo
Togo: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 18.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Togo, 1988–2017
Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of all women ages 15-49.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Togo is 18.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Togo peaked at 18.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1988.
Togo ranks 51st of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3.4% | — |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +132.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +80.0% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +13.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 18.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.3%, 67% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Togo's 18.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 77% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.3% | 18.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Togo?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Togo was 18.9% in 2017, according to Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1988.
- How does Togo rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Togo ranks 51st out of 62 countries with data for 2017.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as part of Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception.